- "TIE pilots don't mix up their tactics too much. You see the same maneuvers over and over. Don't get me wrong—they can be effective… but not a lot of variation. Guess it's how they're trained. But over Grail City… they were exuberant. Taking risks I'd never seen them take before."
- ―Jessika Pava recalls the performance of First Order TIE pilots during the Battle of Grail City
First Order TIE Fighter Pilots were skilled pilots who served the First Order, hunting down enemy vessels and protecting space around installations and warships in their advanced TIE/fo space superiority fighters.[16] Elite pilots had access to TIE/sf space superiority fighters, two-seater TIE craft equipped with enhanced weaponry and sensor systems.[18]
The First Order treated its fighter pilots as important parts of its war machine. Potential First Order pilots were identified as children and given rigorous training, often within the corridors of warships, then tested ruthlessly throughout their careers to ensure their reflexes, visual acuity and coordination measure up.[16] Due to the nature of their training, many of them have never even set foot on a planet during this time.[19] In addition, the First Order's pilots have a higher life expectancy than their Imperial counterparts largely due to their not having to be burdened with a restrictive galactic budget.[20] In addition, those pilots who demonstrate both exceptional skill and unwavering loyalty are promoted to elite ranks within the various squadrons of the First Order during the Cold War.[21]
Their uniform consisted of a black jumpsuit with a chestplate with life support gear, pauldrons on the shoulders, gauntlets, a belt with a holster for a blaster pistol, boots, and a helmet with goggles and a gas transfer tube to be plugged in to the life support box.[1]
Appearances
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- Before the Awakening (Indirect mention only)
- Poe Dameron 2: Black Squadron, Part II
- Poe Dameron 16: Legend Lost, Part III
- Star Wars Resistance – "The Recruit"
- Star Wars Resistance – "Station Theta Black"
- Star Wars Resistance – "The Core Problem"
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel
- The Force Awakens, Part I
- The Force Awakens, Part II
- Captain Phasma, Part I
- Captain Phasma, Part II
- Captain Phasma, Part III
- Captain Phasma, Part IV
- The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 4 (Voice only)
- Poe Dameron 30: The Awakening, Part V (Mentioned only)
Non-canon appearancesEdit
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
- LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises – "Poe to the Rescue"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises – "The Trouble with Rathtars"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
SourcesEdit
- LEGO Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (Set: 75101 First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter) (First identified as First Order TIE Fighter Pilot)
- LEGO Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (Set: 75179 Kylo Ren's TIE Fighter)
- "Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 160
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- The Last Jedi: Bomber Command
- First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter in the Databank (backup link)
- First Order TIE Fighter in the Databank (backup link)
- First Order TIE Fighter Pilots in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game – Special Forces TIE Expansion Pack (Card: "Backdraft"—TIE/sf Fighter)
- ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game – The Force Awakens Core Set (Card: Epsilon Ace—TIE/fo Fighter)
- ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game – The Force Awakens Core Set (Card: Epsilon Leader—TIE/fo Fighter)
- ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game – The Force Awakens Core Set (Card: Omega Ace—TIE/fo Fighter)
- ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game – TIE/fo Fighter Expansion Pack (Card: Omega Leader—TIE/fo Fighter)
- ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game – Special Forces TIE Expansion Pack (Card: "Quickdraw"—TIE/sf Fighter)
- ↑ Captain Phasma, Part I
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Star Wars Resistance – "The Recruit"
- ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game – The Force Awakens Core Set (Card: Zeta Ace—TIE/fo Fighter)
- ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game – TIE/fo Fighter Expansion Pack (Card: Zeta Leader—TIE/fo Fighter)
- ↑ Poe Dameron 1: Black Squadron, Part I
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ Poe Dameron 30: The Awakening, Part V
- ↑ Bloodline
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 First Order TIE Fighter Pilots in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ X-Wing: Second Edition – TIE/fo Fighter Expansion Pack (Card: Epsilon Squadron Cadet—TIE/fo Fighter)
- ↑ X-Wing: Second Edition – TIE/fo Fighter Expansion Pack (Card: Zeta Squadron Pilot—TIE/fo Fighter)
- ↑ X-Wing: Second Edition – TIE/fo Fighter Expansion Pack (Card: Omega Squadron Ace—TIE/fo Fighter)
